Rebirth of the Urban Immortal Cultivator

CHAPTER 50

Chen Fan called Zhou Tianhao to ask about Xu Rongfei's father.

"Xu Ao? Why did he come to Chu Zhou City?" Zhou Tianhao was shocked by the revelation.

"Is he one of the top most powerful people?" Chen Fan asked curiously.

"Master Chen, he was at the very top of the food chain in the Jiang Bei region." Zhou Tianhao answered.

"How does he compare with the Third Lord of Wei? "Chen Fan asked.

"Third Lord is way less powerful." Zhou Tianhao shook his head. "Xu Ao runs a very successful outfit in Hai Zhou City. Third Lord's business was less than half the size as his."

"Master Chen, what is going on? Did he mess with you?" Zhou Tianhao asked nervously.

"Nah. I just found out that he is the father of one of my friends." Chen Fan said lightly.

"That's good; you don't want to be in his way. Even Third Lord dares not to cross Xu Ao."

"Really? I thought the Wei Family was the most influential family in the Jiang Bei region. Why is the Third Lord afraid of Xu Ao?"

"Well, Xu Ao is, of course, no match against the collective might of the Wei Family. However, The Third Lord and his family are not... very close if you know what I mean. If the Third Lord has a feud with Xu Ao, his old man might not even stand up for him."Zhou Tianhao smiled wryly.

"And Xu Ao's father in law is also a force to be reckoned with." Zhou Tianhao paused a second and said, "Anyways, all you need to know is that no one in Jiang Bei dares cross Xu Ao."

"That makes much more sense now." Chen Fan nodded as he realized that Xu Ao had risen to power thanks to his father in law's protection.

Judging by his interaction with Xu Rongfei and Auntie Xu last night, he didn't seem to want to cut ties with his first family. However, he also needed to tread carefully since it was impossible for him to divorce his second wife either.

"Master Chen, I want to ask a favor of you." Zhou Tianhao said consciously.

"What is it?" Chen Fan asked.

"There will be a martial arts tournament in half a month. This tournament is crucial to our business, and the outcome is tied directly to our next year's profit. Thanks to A'Biao, I was able to get by last year's event. However, I have heard that this year's competition is extremely fierce, and there is going to be Internal Force users too." Zhou Tianhao heaved a sigh.

"A tournament?" Chen Fan's interest was piqued.

"Indeed." Zhou Tianhao nodded.

"You are not talking about underground cage fighting, are you?"

Zhou Tianhao grinned and said, "Dear Master Chen, look at me. Do I look like a criminal scumbag to you? It's a normal tournament; everyone plays by the rules. No one has been seriously injured ever since its conception. "

"These martial artists had trained many years just for this opportunity to put their training to work. We have strict rules, and no funny business was allowed. Each businessman will pick his champion, and the outcome of the fight would determine the share of influence one would get in the coming year.

"You know better than me how powerful those Internal Force users are. Just Linbao alone had nearly killed me. How am I supposed to maintain my businesses for the next year if more Linbaos show up?"

Zhou Tianhao said with bitterness in his voice.

Every year around this time, he had to stomach the humiliation from business rivals who happened to be more resourceful than him. Many of his rivals invited world renowned Muay Thai kickboxers, Taekwondo masters or Baji Fist masters, but he had only one champion: A'Biao.